R. Smith vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sparma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for R. Smith and Joe Sparma

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
8.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
34.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for R. Smith and Joe Sparma

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. Smith and Joe Sparma

R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
11.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-1.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
56.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA